TC Televisión
HDTV | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Comunica EP CAEC Televisión |
History | |
Launched | May 30, 1969 |
Links | |
Website | www.tctelevision.com |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital VHF | Channel 10.1 (HD) Channel 10.2 (SD) |
TC Televisión is a state-owned television network in Ecuador. The network was founded in 1969 and was commercially funded for many years until 2011 when The Isaias Group went into a lawsuit and was sold to a state government unit, Since then the channel has been owned by SERTVSA (Sistema Ecuatoriano de Radio y Televisión).
History
In early 1969, RCA had completed equipment shipments worth US$600,000 to Cadena Ecuatoriana de Televisión (CETV) in Guayaquil. The transmitter was atop a mountain peak and relayed its signal over seven further transmitters across the country. CETV was primarily commercial, but had an agreement with the government to produce educational programming.[1] On July 9, 1969, CETV was formally created, its founder being Ismael Pérez Perazo. Shortly afterwards, the station was acquired by La Filantrópica (later Filanbanco).[2]
The organization was divided between two locations, the Azul and El Carmen mountains of Guayaquil, in charge of operations, and the city's center, where the administrative functions were located.[3] The station's relay in Riobamba opened on December 27, 1969, becoming the first television station available there.[4]
Programming
- DespierTC
- El Noticiero
- Entre ellas
- De Casa en Casa
- Rendón y la Bombón
- De Boca en Boca
- Soy el Mejor
- Casi 40tonas
- Vera: ¡a su manera!
- Alerta Roja
- El Show de Tiko Tiko
- Impacto Semanal
- Punto Final
- Antuca me Enamora - Reposition
- La Santa Misa
- Quiropraxia Neural
- Turcafé
- TC Deportes
- Juntos y revueltos - Reposition
- Mega Pekes
- Puro Teatro - Gamavisión TV Series
- Verdades Urbanas
- El Informante
Telenovelas and Series
This network dedicates for its international shows, mainly telenovelas from Miami-based Venezuelan production company
Slogans
- 2002 - 2010: PonTC (PutTC)
- 2010: Estamos trabajando por ti (We are working for you)
- 2011: Ponte 10 (Get 10)
- 2012 – 2018: Mi Canal (My Channel)
- 2014: Mi Mundial (My World Cup)
- 2016 - 2017: Líder Absoluto (Absolute Leader)
- 2020 - 2021: Somos Todos, Va conmigo (We're all, Go with me)
- 2021 - Present: #SoyTC (#IamTC)
Incidents
On January 9, 2024, a group of criminals armed with weapons and explosives took over the channel's newsroom, taking the news programme's presenters as hostages while threatening them during a live broadcast, although police later stated that all of the staff were freed and that they had made 13 arrests relating to the incident. The events may have been a response to the escape of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, an Ecuadorian drug cartel, although it is uncertain whether this is true.[5]
References
- ^ "Broadcasting Magazine (May 1969)" (PDF). World Radio History. May 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "EL FENÓMENO TELEVISIVO EN EL ECUADOR CASO: ECUAVISA - TC TELEVISIÓN" (PDF). Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ MORA, Alba Luz. La televisión en el Ecuador. Guayaquil, Editorial AMAUTA, 1982: 141.
- ^ "Un suceso que trastocó nuestras vidas: hace 50 años llegó la televisión a Riobamba". Riobamba. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Ecuador: Gunmen storm television studio live on air". BBC News. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-10.